Pride in London produced this powerful Pride Jubilee film that marches through history to highlight the key moments that have made Pride what it is today, as chosen by the LGBT+ community. It was premiered on the UK”s Channel 4 TV yesterday.
28th June 1969 – Queer people of colour lead the the Stonewall Uprising in New York, where members of the LGBT+ community at the Stonewall Inn rise up against continued oppression by the police and society in general
1st July 1972 – The first official UK Gay Pride Rally takes place in London
Early 1980s – London is hit by the AIDS crisis, with thousands diagnosed with HIV over the course of the next decade
9th April 1987 – Princess Diana opens the UK’s first purpose built unit for the treatment of HIV patients, shaking the hands of AIDS patients without gloves
9th October 1987 – Margaret Thatcher delivers anti-gay speech at Conservative Party Conference, widely seen as setting the foundations for Section 28
23rd May 1988 – Lesbian activists storm the 6 O’Clock News to protest the enactment of Section 28
12th January 2000 – The ban is lifted on lesbian, gay and bisexual people openly serving in the British Army
30th November 2000 – Equal age of consent for homosexual couples is finally passed after being blocked multiple times by the House of Lords
17th July 2013 – Same-sex marriage is passed in England and Wales
2019 – As anti-trans protestors continue to hijack Pride events globally and attacks on trans people treble in ten years, the fight for trans rights continues
Labels: 2019, Pride in London
